IN NATIONAL ARCHIVES

26 Jun 1844 "...HMS AMERICA, frigate..."

14 Aug 1844 Painting ship.

17 Aug 1844 Finished painting.

5 Sep 1844 "...Fore & Main Spencers..."

10 Sep 1844 7" of water in the hold.

11 Sep 1844 10" of water in the hold.

12 Sep 1844 3" of water in the hold.

13 Sep 1844 9" of water in the hold ‑‑ 0400 a large meteor made "a very great and brilliant light..."

15 Sep 1844 9" of water in the hold.

1 Oct 1844 Ship taking on 5" of water every 12 hours.

28 Oct 1844 "...two very large Meteors to the Sd..."

10 Nov 1844 [Sunday] Painting ship outside.

22 Dec 1844 [Sunday] Forward cabin converted to hospital ‑‑ 4 sick in it.

1 Jan 1845 [Wednesday] 66 sick.

6 Jan 1845 Midshipman Mason's funeral ended with 2 volleys of musketry.

3 Feb 1845 [Monday] Commodore Chads, RN, visited the ship ‑‑ 60 sick.

7 Feb 1845 88 sick.

14 Feb 1845 Whitewashing the spirit room.

16 May 1845 [Friday] Painting the ship outside.

27 May 1845 Fired 6 Paixhans shells at Cham Colloa [to SE], 2 with reduced charges [7#] and four with full [8#] ‑‑ four fell short [at a 2‑mile range], 1 air burst, and 1 was on target.

30 May 1845 Painting the white streak.

2 Jun 1845 [Monday] One of the quarter or stern boats is named SPARROW.

9 Jun 1845 Painting spars and inside of ship.

11 Jun 1845 "...painted...lower masts..."

12 Jun 1845 [Saturday] "Expended an old hammock to cover the Captain's 'Portrait,' Logged by his order..."

31 Jul 1845 59 sick.

7 Aug 1845 [Thursday] Painting the ship outside.

7 Nov 1845 Private Charles G. Clyde died.